Sophie Spends Some Quality Time With Santa

Santa has such a difficult job! He never knows where a conversation with one of his little friends will go.

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Santa met Sophie Quirk of Catonsville. Of course Santa has "known" Sophie for all of her 6 and a half years but he will definitely never forget her now.

Little Sophie was asked if she was a "good little girl" this year. She of course answered yes. When Santa asked her to make sure she goes "night night" early on Christmas Eve, Sophie insisted that she is allowed to stay up late every Christmas Eve to wait for Santa. She even greets Santa every year! Well Santa was taken by surprise saying "this is a first."

Sophie then told Santa how well she is doing in school pointing out that when her daddy, Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk, interviewed her teacher he was told that she is a "very very smart girl." That led to her favorite reading material. She likes "Duck For President" best because it takes her through the process of governor and then president. Fortunately, Santa stopped her before she offered solutions to avoid the "Fiscal Cliff."

Eventually she got to her Christmas wish list but when Santa told Sophie that he hopes she gets everything that she asks for this Christmas, Sophie confidently answered "yeah, that's what happens every Christmas."